Armenian breakfast: constitution with tea

Armenian Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan told reporters that the text of the new Armenian constitution will be ready in just 10 months. According to her, the document is still being developed and “various options” are under discussion.

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Pashinyan and his team have offered “comforting” narratives for the domestic audience — first the text is almost ready, then it’s “not anytime soon,” then some amendments are supposedly finalized, and then everything is “still unclear” again.

In reality, only one amendment is being seriously discussed — the one related to the Declaration of Independence, in which Karabakh is declared a part of Armenia.

Everything else is just a smokescreen. The more ambiguous things are, the easier it is for Pashinyan to control the narrative.

Pashinyan has repeatedly spoken about other constitutional amendments, but none of them are actually being debated. Why? Because everyone understands that the entire process is directly tied to Azerbaijan’s demands.

Everyone knows it. Everyone sees it. Armenians themselves understand that there are no more alternatives. And Pashinyan knows this too. So when the full package of amendments is eventually announced, protests, rallies, and public outrage are inevitable.

That’s why Vovaevich has no choice but to keep feeding the angry revanchists and their sympathizers with soothing reassurances: “Don’t worry, it won’t happen anytime soon.”

But it will happen. Inevitably.